Remedies Fall 2020
3 credits
Tuesdays 6:00 - 8:50 PM
VIA ZOOM
ZOOM CLASS MEETING id: 922 6078 0385
Prof. George W. Conk
gconk@law.fordham.eduCourse Blog: Torts Today
ONLINE: Zoom ID 922 6078 0385
Password on Lawnet.
Office hours by appointment on the hour and half hour. Please make appointments by email.
Zoom office hour: Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:30
Meeting ID: 929 8417 9441
Passcode on Lawnet.
Attendance is required. I must certify good and regular attendance to submit a passing grade. If you are unable to attend class please drop me a note with brief explanation before class.
Please be sure to read all emails from me - and be prepared . Particularly in a small class everyone being prepared is essential to good discussion.
Accountability:
Three Options:
Final exam (take-home - 48 hours - due by the close of the exam period.)
OR
Term paper (15 + pp)
OR
Writing Requirement paper (25 pp.)
Please be sure to read all emails from me - and be prepared . Particularly in a small class everyone being prepared is essential to good discussion.
Accountability:
Three Options:
Final exam (take-home - 48 hours - due by the close of the exam period.)
OR
Term paper (15 + pp)
OR
Writing Requirement paper (25 pp.)
Friday, September 4, 2020: Last day to submit Independent Study and Upper‐Class Writing Requirement Forms.
If you are doing a Writing Requirement paper please be sure to arrange a talk with me (via Zoom) to discuss your topic, etc.
All Papers are due on the last day of classes, unless an extension is granted.
No extensions may go beyond the end of the exam period.
There is no grading penalty or bonus for any option you choose.
There is no anonymous grading in this seminar class, [BUT take-home exams are graded blind.]
PAPERS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO ME BY EMAIL TO GCONK@FORDHAM.EDU
BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR EXAM ID NUMBER, AND YOUR NAME!
MICROSOFT WORD, RTF, WORDPERFECT, GOOGLEDOCS, AND PDF ARE ALL ACCEPTABLE FORMATS FOR FINAL PAPERS. DRAFTS SHOULD BE IN AN EDITABLE FORMAT.
Attendance is required.
Emailed Notice of absence with statement of cause is required before any class missed.
Class participation is a factor in grading.
ZOOM CLASSES
Video MUST be turned on unless you have some personal reason making it inappropriate or uncomfortable for you to be seen by classmates.
Being visible is important to me as teacher and to you and your fellow students.
Every class has a "feel" - and maintaining the sense of personal interaction and dialog which is key to learning is challenging in this pandemic year.
- UCWR outlines due Monday, September 28
[Outlines may be a conventional `Roman Numeral' outline structure; `brief type' point heads; or a 250 - 500 word abstract summarizing the argument. It is a waypoint to help you organize your thinking and guide future research and writing.]
[Outlines may be a conventional `Roman Numeral' outline structure; `brief type' point heads; or a 250 - 500 word abstract summarizing the argument. It is a waypoint to help you organize your thinking and guide future research and writing.]
- Final papers due December 3
- Last permissible extension date:
Wednesday December 16, 2020
Term papers (if elected in lieu of exam)
Approved term paper topic proposals due: Monday September 28
- First draft due: Monday October 26
-Final papers due - Wednesday December 3
- Last permissible extension date for papers and exams: Wednesday December 16
Applications for extensions on papers will be considered but must include a statement of reasons, a proposed new date, and be made three days before the due date.
Applications for extensions on papers will be considered but must include a statement of reasons, a proposed new date, and be made three days before the due date.
FORMAT OF WRITING REQUIREMENT AND TERM PAPERS - MEMO BY GWC
Materials
Recommended concise hornbook:
Weaver, et al., Principles of Remedies (West Academic)
Fourth Edition 2020 -eBook available from publisher West Academic
Required Casebook:
Weaver, et al. Remedies - Cases, Practical Problems, and Exercises
Fifth Edition (West Academic)
(all page references in syllabus are to Weaver, 5th edition)
ISBN: 978 1 68467 575 3
Readings are required unless specified as background, in which case they are recommended.
